ResearchApp vs b.research Patient Access
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ResearchApp
Participate in medical research studies by entering a unique token code. Track your health information and share data with research teams, including HealthKit integration. This app facilitates the discovery of new medicines and improved health outcomes.
- Join consented research studies
- Enter unique token codes
- Track health questionnaires
- Connect to HealthKit
- Share data with research teams
- Facilitates medicine discovery
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ResearchApp allows you to take part in a study that you've consented to participate in. In order to be able to join a study you will need to enter your token code that would have been provided to you by an organisation conducting the research. ResearchApp has been developed to help research teams accelerate new medicines discovery and to find ways to improve health outcomes for people all over the world. None of this can be achieved without the generous time and participation of research participants. If you have any questions about the study you are participating in, please contact the organisation conducting the study. ResearchApp offers a range of tracking questionnaires to capture information about yourself and your conditions. If enabled for your particular study, ResearchApp also allows you to connect to HealthKit and other third-party apps and devices in order to share this data with your research team. If you are a researcher wanting to conduct a study please get in touch: research@healtbit.com.
b.research Patient Access
This app facilitates data collection for patients in clinical trials or real-world studies. It allows users to complete questionnaires, view study materials, and engage with research from any location, while also enabling healthcare providers to manage patient participation and access records.
- ePRO data collection
- Questionnaire completion
- Factsheet viewing
- Video playback
- Real-time patient record access
- Secure cloud-based platform
- GDPR compliant data handling
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b.research Patient Access helps patient in clinical trials or in real world use to collect high-quality data regardless of their location. It is modular by design, intuitive and proven. Patients use what they need, on time and remain fully engaged in the study. Patients: Download b.research Patient Access – ePRO – for free, accept the invitation from your physician and get ready to participate in clinical trial / survey. It’s easy and simple! Let yourself be guided by the APP and fulfil questionnaires, read factsheets, watch videos, directly from your own home, or wherever is convenient for you. HCPs: b.research Patient Access allows you to invite patients to participate in and to access their records in real-time. The application increases patients’ adherence and improves management. Clinical Researchers - CROs: Built on a highly secure, cloud-based SaaS platform, b.research Patient Access solves many of the long standing challenges in healthcare: cost, time and access to clinical trials. Patient Reported Outcome reduces timelines, improves data quality and oversight. ePRO is part of the b.research unified platform, which includes eCRF, eCOA and Decentralized Clinical Trials solutions. By using your favorite web browser, b.research suite allows you to create your own questionnaires and easily make them available to your patients. b.research ensures a maximum level of data security on the application and your data are collected and hosted in strict compliance with the GDPR. Any question about health data privacy and protection? Contact us: dpo@banook.com Join us today and get started now! https://www.banook.com/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: b.research Patient Access at 5.0 against ResearchApp's 2.0. ResearchApp's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.5). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
b.research Patient Access holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
ResearchApp ships an update fortnightly, b.research Patient Access every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | ResearchApp | b.research Patient Access |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 172 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Healthbit LTD | Banook Group |
Customer experience
ResearchApp
b.research Patient Access
In-app purchases
ResearchApp
No in-app purchases
b.research Patient Access
No in-app purchases
